So that’s where that old truck ended up! Actually, the Corner Bakery truck you photographed does not actually belong to Corner Bakery any longer. It was sold when our company was sold by our former parent company, Brinker International, and was to have been repainted. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. If you happen to see it again, don’t hesitate to photograph the license plate for us and send it our way so we can do our part to try to rid Rogers Park of graffiti!

Saturday, December 29, 2007

"Although I am for progress, that last picture of the demolition site of the Adelphi Theater was an example of a historic building and viable business being destroyed wastefully"."It's been well over a year since the demolition, and the planned condo-project never happened. It's just a sad hole in the ground". - Bill Morton

So, I tweaked it a little bit for further consideration and re-posted.

"I am not opposed to progress, but the demolition of the Adelphi Theater (in the last picture above), was an example of wasteful destruction of a historical building and viable business.It has been well over a year, and the demolition site is still an eyesore hole in the ground". - Bill Morton

What do you think? Are they going to delete my Rogers Park comment again?

"So lenders are facing bankruptcy due to what some consider greed or poor judgement. Owners are facing foreclosure from a mixture of financial ignorance and/or living beyond their means. So what support is there for those left to face other peoples often sad realities"? ... Read more here.

Monday, December 24, 2007

Pedestrians here are often "gooned" (randomly beaten) while walking down the street, dilapidated tenements line the 'L' tracks and Morse Avenue is a notorious open-air drug market.

In fact, Rogers Park is so hoodish that its criminal atmosphere seeps into south Evanston, immediately past Howard Street to the north.

Typical inhabitants include drug dealers, thugs, homeless people and annoying, pretentious hipsters who would rather listen to a gunshot lullaby every night than live in a nice neighborhood like Lincoln Park or Lakeview.

Humboldt Park and Uptown may be crappy North Side neighborhoods, but Rogers Park takes the cake.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Q: Do you know anything of a hit and run in Rogers Park that concerned a white pickup and a judge riding a yellow bike, or any hit and run that occurred in the last say 5 months in that area?I overheard a neighbor talking, it might be BS but who knows, have contacted police they are disinterested.

Thank You, R. J. Y.

A: R. J. Y., I did hear of a hit and run in the alley behind Sherwin Manor Nursing Center. Here are all of the details I have: http://rp1000.blogspot.com/search?q=hit+and+run . I also spotted a flyer taped to a bus shelter on Sheridan and Chase inquiring if anyone had witnessed a recent hit and run.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

5pm, I saw a firetruck and an ambulance on Clark Street and Birchwood Avenue.

When I arrived to the scene, there was a damaged car and a body covered with a blanket on the street. Someone was holding an umbrella over him, and the ambulance was just parked in the middle of the street.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Question of the day. Here we have our very own Bill Morton holding what looks to be a framed picture of the Adelphi Theater. Not just holding it, he seems to be discussing it with Mayor Daley. What do you think Bill's trying to accomplish here?

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Gun violence is the broadly defined category of violence and crime committed with the use of a firearm; it does not include the safe lawful use of firearms for sport, hunting, target practice, law enforcement, or self-defense.[1] Gun violence encompasses intentional crime characterized as homicide (although not all homicide is automatically a crime) and assault with a deadly weapon, as well as unintentional injury and death resulting from the misuse of firearms, particularly by children and adolescents.[2]

The United States has the highest rates among developed countries, often accounted to the loose firearm laws in the U.S. compared to other developed countries[4].